อึ่ง
ʉ̀ngMeaning
1NounB1
chubby frog; narrow-mouthed frog
a narrow-mouthed frog, especially a chubby frog that inflates its body when threatened; often short for อึ่งอ่าง
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneอึ่งʉ̀ngอึ่งʉ̀ngchubby frog; narrow-mouthed frogร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
It is raining very heavily tonight; I hear bullfrogs croaking loudly from behind the house.
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พอpɔɔสุนัขsù-nákวิ่งwîngเข้าไปkâo-bpaiใกล้glâiอึ่งʉ̀ngตัวนั้นdtuua-nánก็gɔ̂พองลมpɔɔng-lomจนjonตัวdtuuaกลมglomเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขู่kùuศัตรูsàt-dtruu
When the dog ran close, that bullfrog puffed up until it was round to threaten its enemy.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtมักจะmák-jàพากันpaa-ganออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiจับjàpอึ่งʉ̀ngหลังlǎngฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaทำtamอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yen
Villagers in the countryside often go out together to catch bullfrogs after it rains to make dinner.
อึ่งʉ̀ngเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำkrʉ̂ng-bòk-krʉ̂ng-náamที่tîiมักจะmák-jàซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiดินdinในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛngและlɛ́จะjàออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaหาคู่hǎa-kûuเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเข้าสู่kâo-sùuฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
The bullfrog is an amphibian that usually hides underground during the dry season and comes out to mate when the rainy season begins.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ʉ̀ng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |